US 12,004,969 B2
Method for producing a breast prosthesis having an adjustable volume
Nils Stelter, Frasdorf (DE); and Helmut Wild, Stephanskirchen (DE)
Assigned to AMOENA MEDIZIN-ORTHOPÄDIE-TECHNIK GMBH, Raubling (DE)
Appl. No. 17/286,176
Filed by AMOENA MEDIZIN-ORTHOPÄDIE-TECHNIK GMBH, Raubling (DE)
PCT Filed Oct. 16, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/078042
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 16, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/079049, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 125 897.6 (DE), filed on Oct. 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0346177 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/52 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/5044 (2013.01) [A61F 2/52 (2013.01); B29C 66/43 (2013.01); A61F 2002/501 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of producing a breast prosthesis (1) having an adjustable volume by a user, wherein the breast prosthesis (1) has a first shell body (10), a second shell body (20) peripherally connected thereto, and a fluid space (30) arranged between said shell bodies (10, 20) and fillable by the user to a desired volume, the method comprising the following steps:
(a) peripherally connecting four plastic films to provide a template comprising three chambers;
(b) filling upper and lower chambers with a crosslinkable silicone compound; and
(c) crosslinking the silicone compound, and
(d) inserting a valve tube (40) between two middle films to form radial access to the fluid space (30) and attaching the valve tube (40) to the prosthesis (1) as part of the peripheral connection of the four plastic films in accordance with step (a).